US Politics on Yik Yak | Left or right if you can’t name one positive thing on each side I feel like it’s impossible to have a good debate because it shows how close minded n it’s not good quality.

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US Politics 20h

Left or right if you can’t name one positive thing on each side I feel like it’s impossible to have a good debate because it shows how close minded n it’s not good quality.

Anonymous 20h

The thing is I used to be able to say shit like “conservative support historic preservation” but now their policy is shit on that too

Anonymous 20h

I am on the left (socialist) and the positive thing I can say about the right is that capitalism is better than what came before it. Doesn’t mean it’s not still shit though.

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Anonymous 18h

I think the positives on both sides just become bipartisan at a certain point. Especially modern day: “republicans support of veterans” so do democrats. “Democrats supporting small businesses” like, so do republicans. The issue is that in current Republican politics they are literally not doing anything worth supporting, unless you have capital. Which whatever, there are some republicans I respect, but would still never vote for or really support. That’s politics.

Anonymous

#1 20h

It’s not my fault that the modern Republican Party has terrible policy in literally everything

Anonymous

#1 20h

Like Nixon made the EPA and now the modern Republican Party is trying to pollute everything

Anonymous

#1 20h

You are proving my point 😂 I certainly don’t agree with the Republican Party on a majority. But if you can’t say one nice thing then it’s just closed minded. You went off on a claim unrelated so I can tell you are inching to argue but it’s not my claim.

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Anonymous

OP 20h

fine then. tell us something you like about the republican party then. lead by example.

Anonymous

#3 20h

I like that they’re more honest with their bigotry than most

Anonymous

#2 20h

To be clear I mean up front about it, not that their bigotry is based on honesty

Anonymous

#3 20h

One thing I think is a positive is on supporting veterans and making sure people who served our country receive the benefits and resources they deserve like my dad. But I don’t agree on a lot of things trump said and did towards the military. Your turn

Anonymous

OP 20h

i deeply respected george w bush’s support for hiv prevention in sub saharan africa

Anonymous

OP 19h

Sometimes people’s positions and policies just suck. Just because someone has a side doesn’t mean that side must be correct in some way. If “conservatives” actually put some effort into conserving historic sites, or nature, or endangered languages then we could talk. But currently, the Republican Party leadership is against all those things.

Anonymous

OP 19h

Ah you mean like how they expelled all the trans members of the military without the full benefits they deserve?

Anonymous

#1 19h

Or how Hegseth wants to ban women from the military. Or maybe the massive layoffs in the VA office. Face it, the Trump admin is the Republican Party right now.

Anonymous

#3 19h

Now I would have a conversation with you. That’s a positive.

Anonymous

#1 19h

I’m not gonna argue with you on this. It’s not my claim. You’re itching for a fight😂

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Anonymous

#3 19h

And see that’s great. And now the Trump admin defunded hiv prevention because the modern Republican Party is terrible on everything. I can name plenty of Republican policies I agree with, but they’re all in the past or disempowered positions not supported by the current party leadership.

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Anonymous

#4 18h

Especially the veteran thing, Reagan fucked military benefits the most, so has Donald Trump. The VA is underfunded, understaffed, and ideologically not up to date with how to care for vets. That’s why vets make up such a large % of the homeless and addicted. It also doesn’t help that the way we’ve handled military service runs off of the enlisted rates of poor people, they’re already at a disadvantage. And neither party has done much in policy to ensure that vets and reintegrate into society.

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Anonymous

#4 18h

So many vets get out of the service and can’t find jobs, so many vets get out and don’t get college paid for, don’t get a hellcat, don’t get worthwhile insurance. If they get a good VA bill, the standards to meet them are pretty steep. And the way Hegseth has handled his role in an incompetent manner, some republicans are fighting it, but too many republicans rather be seen as “Trump endorsed” than not. And they’ll get support just for that. Not to mention the violence women in the service expir